Family & Friends

A business – whether in town or the family farm – represents a lifetime of hard work and commitment to a certain lifestyle. The business will span generations if there is good communication and planning. Begin the conversation and start putting transition plans on paper at the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Farm Succession Planning Workshop.

Succession planning workshops are conducted by Farm Management Specialists Kelvin Leibold and Gary Wright, with more than 30 years combined experience helping farmers with transition plans.

The 11 recipients selected to receive Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Nursing Scholarships for the 2016-17 academic year were recognized at the 14th annual award reception held June 1 in the Schaller Family Center for Women.

A total of 112 scholarships have been awarded since the program began in 2003. Each scholarship is $1,000 and is funded entirely from donations, many of them from very generous donors who have established a scholarship fund in their name.

The 2016 Star Spangled Spectacular Buttons are now on sale throughout Storm Lake. Hundreds of buttons have been printed with the winning design by Storm Lake Elementary kindergarten student Jairo Zavala.

Myrna Turnquist has baked pies for the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Coffee Shop for 20 years and has decided to retire. She has delivered cream and fruit pies on Tuesdays and Thursdays and has enjoyed doing it. She loves to bake, something her mom taught her to do. Thank you Myrna for sharing your delicious pies for all of these years. From left, Mary Drey, BVRMC Volunteer Services Coordinator, Wendy Dultri, BVRMC Coffee Shop, and Myrna Turnquist.

Buena View Garden Club will host Laurie Taylor of the Sioux City Extension Office at its June meeting. Everyone is welcome to come to the library meeting room at 1:30 p.m. on June 9 for the regular garden club meeting.

Taylor will speak about school gardens, community gardens and garden clubs.

Witter Gallery is excited to announce this year’s Summer Art Camp. It will hold summer art camp for children ages five to 10. Classes will teach children art history and will allow the participant to experiment with the different styles. The first week will be June 21-25 and entitled “Art Through The Ages.” Students will learn about a variety of artists and applying their specific techniques to our own artwork.

Classes take place 1:30-3 p.m. on Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday. The schedule is as follows: